| Noah Reid | |
| Birth Name: | Noah Nicholas Reid |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation: | Actor, musician |
| Years Active: | 1996–present |
| Children: | 1 |
Noah Nicholas Reid (born May 29,[1] 1987[2]) is a Canadian-American actor and musician, best known for his work on the television series Franklin and Schitt's Creek.[3] In 2016, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song for his work in the feature film People Hold On. In 2019, he received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his work on Schitt's Creek.[4]
Reid was born[5] and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[6] The son of visual artists, he became involved in theatre around age six and regularly attended productions with his family throughout his childhood.[7] He attended Etobicoke School of the Arts[8] and is a 2008 graduate[9] of the National Theatre School of Canada.
Starting as a child actor, Reid did extensive voice work for Canadian and American children's television and was the original voice of the title character in Franklin from 1997 to 2004.[10] While at Etobicoke School of the Arts, he co-starred in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2002–2006).
In 2005, Reid played Darrell Fox in the made-for-television movie Terry, dramatizing Terry Fox's historic run for cancer research. In 2007, he appeared in the Naturally, Sadie episode "As the Whirly Turns". In 2009, he guest-starred in the episode "Danger Zone".
Reid's first leading role in a feature film was Farley Gordon in , which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[11] He then played several guest roles on television, including in the police drama Rookie Blue (2012, the project on which he met future wife Clare Stone[12]) and the drama series Cracked (2013). In 2013, he also starred in the CW web series Backpackers.[13] In 2015, Reid appeared briefly in the first episode of Annie Murphy's CBC television series The Plateaus.[14] That year, he played the lead role in the ABC Family comedy series Kevin From Work,[15] which was canceled after one season.[16]
In 2016, Reid was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song for his work in the feature film People Hold On (2015), in which he also starred.[17] He also released a self-produced full-length original album, Songs From a Broken Chair.[18]
In 2017, Reid played the recurring role of Patrick in the third season of the CBC series Schitt's Creek.[19] That year, he was also cast in the independent film Cardinals opposite Sheila McCarthy,[20] which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[21]
In 2018, Reid was promoted to a series regular on Schitt's Creek, beginning with its fourth season.[22] He also performed in a production of Hamlet at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.[23] He appeared in the films Buffaloed and Disappearance at Clifton Hill, both released in February 2020.[24] Also in February, Reid embarked on a sold-out tour across North America to support his then-upcoming second album. However, two-thirds of the original dates had to be indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] The album, Gemini, was released on May 29, 2020;[26] the album's cover alluded to Reid's dual status as a musician and actor by depicting a Gemini Award statuette.[27]
Reid made his Broadway debut in April 2022, joining the original Broadway cast of Tracy Letts's The Minutes,[28] [29] and released his third album, Adjustments, in June 2022.[30]
On April 25, 2023, Reid announced a 26-city world tour, featuring stops in six countries, scheduled for the autumn of 2023.[31] On May 2, 2023, dates in nine more cities were announced, extending the tour into January of 2024.[32]
Reid announced his engagement to former actress Clare Stone on December 31, 2018.[33] They were married on July 25, 2020,[34] and their first child, a son, was born in late summer 2022.[35] Reid is a dual Canada-US citizen.[36]
| Album | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs From a Broken Chair | 2016 | Self-produced[37] | |
| Gemini | 2020 | Baseline Music | |
| Adjustments | 2022 | Baseline Music[38] | |
| T is for Tillerson EP | 2024 | Baseline Music |
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Runaway" | Songs From A Broken Chair |
| 2018 | "Simply the Best (From "Schitt's Creek")" | Simply the Best (From "Schitt's Creek") |
| 2020 | "Honesty" | Gemini |
| "Jacob's Dream" | ||
| "Hold On" | ||
| "Got You" | ||
| 2021 | "A Case of You" | Performed for the Governor General's Awards in honour of Catherine O'Hara |
| 2022 | "Everyday" | Adjustments |
| "Rivers Underground" | ||
| "Minneapolis" | ||
| "Statue's in the Stone" |
| Year | Title | Role | Company/Venue | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1997 | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | Chip | professional theatre debut | |||
| 1999 | Dave Carley's Big Box | Gilbert | originating the role | |||
| 2000 | Who Has Seen The Wind | Brian | Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, Ontario | originating the role | ||
| 2009 | Three Sisters | Rhode | ||||
| Bartholomew Fair | Filcher | |||||
| Morris Panych's Tresspassers | Lowell | originating the role | ||||
| 2009 | Miklós László's Parfumerie | Jancsi | originating the role, also Music Director/Composer of this adaptation's original music | |||
| 2010 | Daniel Karasik's The Innocents | Aaron | SummerWorks Theatre Festival | originating the role | ||
| 2013 | David French's Jitters | Tom | ||||
| John Logan's Red | Ken | |||||
| 2014 | George F. Walker's Dead Metaphor | Dean | ||||
| 2015 | Creditors | Adolf | Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto | |||
| John Patrick Shanley's A Woman Is A Secret | Ricky | The Storefront Theatre, Toronto | originating the role | |||
| 2017 | Annie Baker's The Aliens | Jasper | Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto | |||
| 2018 | Hamlet | Hamlet | also original music composition | |||
| 2022 | data-sort-value="Minutes, The" | The Minutes | Mr. Peel | Steppenwolf Theatre Company / Studio 54 | Broadway debut | |
| 2024 | data-sort-value="Case for the Existence of God, A" | Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God[39] | Ryan | Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | In Love and War | Boy | ||
| 1997–1999 | Pippi Longstocking | Tommy Settergren (voice) | 22 episodes; credited as Noah Reed | |
| 1997–2004 | Franklin | Franklin (voice) | 31 episodes | |
| 1998 | data-sort-value="Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, The" | Timmy Brisby's Singing Voice (Uncredited) | ||
| 2000–2001 | In a Heartbeat | Mark | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall | Scurl Droptail (voice) | ||
| Franklin and the Green Knight | Franklin Turtle (voice) | Direct-to-video | ||
| Babar | Pom (voice) | 13 episodes | ||
| Spud (voice) | 1 episode | |||
| 2001 | Martin the Warrior: A Tale of Redwall | Keyla (voice) | ||
| Soul Food | Ritchie Stein | "Who Do You Know?" | ||
| Franklin's Magic Christmas | Franklin Turtle (voice) | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2001–2003 | George Shrinks | Henry Cooper / Timmy Fortevoce (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| 2001–2004 | Rolie Polie Olie | Screwy (voice) | 18 episodes | |
| 2002–2006 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | 41 episodes[40] | ||
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Screwy (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| data-sort-value="Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz, The" | The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz | Elmore "Tater" Brochet | Pilot | |
| 2005 | Terry | Darrell Fox | Television film | |
| 2006 | Jane and the Dragon | Gunther Breech (voice) | 26 episodes | |
| 2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Todd | "As the Whirly Turns" | |
| 2009 | Chris | "Danger Zone" | ||
| 2010 | Farley Gordon | Lead role; premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | ||
| 2011 | Three Inches | Walter Spackman | Television film | |
| 2012 | Titanic | Miniseries | ||
| data-sort-value="Firm, The" | The Firm | Brian Strickland | "Chapter Three" | |
| Rookie Blue | Wyatt Cripton | "Class Dismissed" | ||
| Alphas | Adam Gordon | "Gaslight" | ||
| Old Stock | Stock Burton | Film | ||
| 2013 | Cracked | Mark Tisdale | "Voices" | |
| Backpackers | Ryan | Web television series | ||
| 2014 | Pride of Lions | Elliott Ackers | ||
| 2015 | data-sort-value="Plateaus, The" | The Plateaus | Gaille | 1 episode: "Badger Trap" |
| Kevin from Work | Kevin | Series regular | ||
| People Hold On | Matthew | |||
| 2016 | House of Lies | Sam | "Tragedy of the Commons" | |
| 2017 | Cardinals | Mark Loekner | ||
| 2017–2020 | Schitt's Creek | Patrick Brewer | Series regular; 39 episodes | |
| 2019 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Marcus | ||
| Buffaloed | JJ | |||
| 2020 | data-sort-value="Archivists, The" | The Archivists | Will | Lead role; premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival[41] |
| 2022–2024[42] | Outer Range | Billy Tillerson | Main cast[43] | |
| 2009 | John Hirsch Award | Most Promising Young Actor, Stratford Festival | Morris Panych's Tresspassers | [44] | |
| 2011 | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance – Male | [45] | ||
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Achievement in Music – Original Song | People Hold On (Song: People Hold On) | [46] | |
| 2017 | My Entertainment World Critics' Picks Theatre Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor (Medium) | Jasper, Annie Baker's The Aliens at The Coal Mine Theatre | [47] | |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 3 | [48] | |
| 2019 | ACTRA Awards | Members' Choice Series Ensemble | Schitt's Creek, Season 4 | [49] | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 4 | [50] | ||
| Dorian Awards | TV Musical Performance of the Year | Schitt's Creek (Performance: Simply the Best) | [51] | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Schitt's Creek, Season 5 | [52] | ||
| 2020 | ACTRA Awards | Members' Choice Series Ensemble | Schitt's Creek, Season 5 | [53] | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 5 | [54] | ||
| Dorian Awards | TV Musical Performance of the Year | Schitt's Creek (Performance: Always Be My Baby) | [55] | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Schitt's Creek, Season 6 | [56] | ||
| 2021 | ACTRA Awards | Members' Choice Series Ensemble | Schitt's Creek, Season 6 | [57] | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 6 | [58] | ||
| 2022 | Canadian Folk Music Awards | English Songwriter(s) of the Year | Gemini | [59] | |
| Canadian Folk Music Awards | New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year | Gemini | [60] | ||
| 2023 | Heritage Toronto | Public History Award | The History of the Danforth Music Hall | [61] | |